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In the oil industry, mud weight is the density of the drilling fluid and is normally measured in pounds per gallon (lb/gal) (ppg) or pound cubic feet (pcf) . [1] In the field it is measured using a mud scale or mud balance. Mud can weigh up to 22 or 23 ppg. A gallon of water typically weighs 8.33 pounds (or 7.48 ppg).
P = 0.052 * mud weight * true vertical depth. taught in almost all petroleum engineering courses worldwide, the mud weight (MW) is expressed in pounds per U.S. gallon, and the true vertical depth (TVD) is expressed in feet, and 0.052 is a commonly used conversion constant that can be derived by dimensional analysis:
ppg – pounds per gallon; PPI – post production inspection/intervention; PPI – post pipelay installation; PPL – pre-perforated liner; pptf – pounds (per square inch) per thousand feet (of depth) – a unit of fluid density/pressure [citation needed] PPS – production packer setting; PPU – pipeline process and umbilical
Drilling fluids also support portion of drill-string or casing through buoyancy. Suspend in drilling fluid, buoyed by force equal to weight (or density) of mud, so reducing hook load at derrick. Weight that derrick can support limited by mechanical capacity, increase depth so weight of drill-string and casing increase.
This mud type can be used as a completion and workover fluid, a spotting fluid to relieve a stuck pipe and as packer or casing fluid. They are very good for "Gumbo" shales. The mud weight can be controlled from 7–22 lbs/gal. It is sensitive to temperature but does not dehydrate as in the case of water based mud as mentioned before.
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cubic foot per second ft 3 /s ≡ 1 ft 3 /s = 0.028 316 846 592 m 3 /s: cubic inch per minute in 3 /min ≡ 1 in 3 /min = 2.731 177 3 × 10 −7 m 3 /s cubic inch per second in 3 /s ≡ 1 in 3 /s = 1.638 7064 × 10 −5 m 3 /s: cubic metre per second (SI unit) m 3 /s ≡ 1 m 3 /s = 1 m 3 /s gallon (US fluid) per day GPD [citation needed] ≡ 1 ...
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